Man Asian Literary Prize is an annual award for an "Asian novel unpublished in English". The Prize was launched in 2007 and is now in its third year. [Then are they published in English?]

The objectives of the Asian Literary Prize are: To bring exciting new Asian authors to the attention of the world literary community; To facilitate publishing and translation of Asian literature in and into English; and To highlight Asia's developing role in world literature.

The Administrative Committee for the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize has today announced the longlist of works for this prize: